title: Effects of dietary cholesterol and fatty acids on plasma cholesterol level and hepatic lipoprotein metabolism.
abstract: The effects of dietary cholesterol and fatty acids on the plasma cholesterol level and rates of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol secretion and low density lipoprotein (LDL) transport through LDL receptors in the liver of the hamster were investigated. Increases of plasma VLDL- and LDL-cholesterol levels and VLDL-cholesterol secretion from hepatocytes were observed in animals fed a diet enriched with 0.1% cholesterol for 2 weeks in comparison with animals fed a control diet. The addition of dietary palmitic acid accelerated the effect of dietary cholesterol on plasma VLDL- and LDL-cholesterol levels and VLDL-cholesterol secretion from hepatocytes. Dietary linoleic acid accelerated the effect of dietary cholesterol on VLDL-cholesterol secretion from hepatocytes and diminished the effect on the plasma LDL-cholesterol level. Hepatic LDL receptor activity was considerably suppressed by a control diet containing 0.05% cholesterol and a further small suppression was induced by a diet enriched with 0.1% cholesterol with or without 5% palmitic acid. However, dietary linoleic acid diminished the effect of dietary cholesterol on the suppression of hepatic LDL receptor activity. These results suggest that dietary palmitic acid augments the effect of dietary cholesterol in elevating the plasma LDL-cholesterol level through acceleration of VLDL-cholesterol secretion from the liver, and that dietary linoleic acid diminishes the effect of dietary cholesterol in elevating the plasma LDL-cholesterol level by preventing the suppression of hepatic LDL receptor activity induced by cholesterol.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohtani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dojo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurushima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kajiyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D006224:Cricetinae; D004951:Esterification; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases / Q000378:metabolism; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D019308:Palmitic Acid; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011973:Receptors, LDL / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D011973:Receptors, LDL; D019308:Palmitic Acid; D002784:Cholesterol; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases